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NGUYEN, Huu Nhan Assistant Professor
Information Science, Human Information Science, Research Center for AI and Soft Robots (Research Core)
◆Degrees
Ph.D. in Information Science Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
◆Professional Experience
2023 - : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , School of Information Science
2022 - 2023 : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , School of Materials Science
◆Specialties
Mechanics and mechatronics, Robotics and intelligent systems
◆Research Keywords
Tactile Sensing, Embodied Intelligence, Soft Robotics

■Publications

◆Published Papers
Vi2TaP: A Cross-Polarization Based Mechanism for Perception Transition in Tactile-Proximity Sensing With Applications to Soft Grippers
Nhan Huu Nguyen, Nhat Minh Dinh Le, Quan Khanh Luu, Tuan Tai Nguyen, Van Anh Ho
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10, 6, 6288-6295, 2025
Vision-Based Proximity and Tactile Sensing for Robot Arms: Design, Perception, and Control
Quan Khanh Luu, Dinh Quang Nguyen, Nhan Huu Nguyen, Nam Phuong Dam, Van Anh Ho
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, -, 2025
Soft yet secure: Exploring membrane buckling for achieving a versatile grasp with a rotation-driven squeezing gripper
Nhan Huu Nguyen, Khoi Thanh Nguyen, Van Anh Ho
The International, -, 2024
Integration of Web of Tactile Things for Soft Vision-Based Tactile Sensor Toward Immersive Human-Robot Interaction
Nhat Minh Dinh Le, Tuan Tai Nguyen, Quan Khanh Luu, Nhan Huu Nguyen, Van Cu Pham, Yasuo Tan, Van Anh Ho
2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), -, 2024
ViART: Vision-Based Soft Tactile Sensing for Autonomous Robotic Vehicles
Nhat Minh Dinh Le, Nhan Huu Nguyen, Duy Anh Nguyen, Trung Dung Ngo, Van Anh Ho
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, -, 2024
◆Conference Activities & Talks
Evaluating Morphological Properties of Highly Nonlinear Rotation-based Soft Gripp
Workshop on Benchmarking in IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics, 2025
Tactile Sensing based on Soft Morphology: from Small to Large Sca
Workshop ROBOTAC 2019: New Advances in Tactile Sensation, Perception, and Learning in Robotics: Emerging Materials and Technologies for Manipulation in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2019

■Teaching Experience

Fundamentals of Programming, Mechatronics, Intelligent Robotic Systems

■Contributions to  Society

◆Academic Society Affiliations
IEEE
◆Social Contribution
・ Workshop on Functional Adaptiveness in Soft Sensors and Sensing Technology , 2023 IEEE/RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2023) 2023 - 2023
・ Workshop on Large-Scale Robotic Skin: Perception, Interaction and Control , 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022) 2022
・ Workshop on Soft Sensing: Environment, Morphology, Brain in Biology and Robotics , 2022 IEEE/RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2022) 2022

■Academic  Awards

・ Winner of Robotics Innovation Competition: Manipulation Task specialized for Harversting of Delicate Fruits , 8th IEEE/RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2025) , 2025
・ Best student paper , IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII 2024) , 2024